by Javier Gomá Lanzón · TAURUS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788430616824
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In 'Imitation and Experience', Javier Gomá Lanzón lays the foundations for a general theory of exemplarity, exploring both its pragmatic and metaphysical aspects. This book lays the philosophical foundations for the other titles in the 'Tetralogy of Exemplarity': 'Achilles in the Gynaeceum', 'Public Exemplarity' and 'Necessary but Impossible'. The work analyzes imitation as a central idea in Western culture, tracing its evolution through European thought and recovering classical concepts such as model, example and prototype. Through extensive research, Gomá Lanzón narrates the history of the theory of exemplarity from its origins to the present, distinguishing between different kinds of imitation and cultural stages. Each title in the tetralogy is autonomous and can be read independently, but together they form a unitary plan around the idea of exemplarity.
Javier Gomá Lanzón is a Spanish philosopher, writer and essayist, author of the Tetralogía de la ejemplaridad and a theatrical trilogy. He is also the Executive Director of the Juan March Foundation and, since 2024, Director of the Chair of Exemplarity | CUNEF Universidad.
